Event at Sportsplex benefits Great Start

GAYLORD — The Great Start Collaborative and the Otsego County Parent Coalition is planning a fundraising event Wednesday, April 18, at the Otsego County Sportsplex, 1250 Gornick Ave.

The event is titled “Swim-Skate-Support Kids.” This family fun night will be open to the public, and a silent auction will be held.

Admission is $5 per person. Free pizza and pop will be available from 6 to 7 p.m. with silent auction items on display. Open swim and skate will continue from 7 to 8:20 p.m. with free skate rental available.

Last year, the Great Start Collaborative and the Parent Coalitions in Cheboygan, Otsego and Presque Isle counties raised more than $42,000 in public and private donations to establish a preschool/child care scholarship program.

This program helped 34 families afford quality child care and preschool tuition for their 3- and 4-year-old children. The goal of these organizations is to see this program continue for the 2012-13 school year.

Any donation will be greatly appreciated and is an investment in the children of our own community.